Ocean Lords: Start as a Fisherman

Chapter 223 Developing the Fold Mirror Matrix (5K)

At this time, Su Wang was unaware of the secret conversation taking place in the Bingluo family’s residence.

He is currently busy gathering the Polluter fleet for the second time.

After several more hours, they explored the sea areas around Bingluo Wharf that had not been cleared before.

This time, the number of polluters that gathered reached 2.

Su Wang continued to steer the Wang Xin for a while in the sea.
After ensuring that nothing was missed, they immediately stopped and waited for the polluter fleet to approach.

"The polluters must have just discovered Bingluo Wharf, and the encirclement hasn't been completely completed yet."

Looking at the polluter fleet approaching in the radar image, Su Wang checked the purified source water and source crystal reserves in the fish hold.

Currently, there are 720 liters of high-quality purified source water and 26 purification source crystals, which are sufficient to restore the folding mirror matrix multiple times in a short period of time.

Seeing that the polluter fleet had gathered very closely, Su Wang immediately started to deploy the folding mirror.

This time, he planned to launch two fold mirror matrices in succession to purify all of the nearly 2 polluters.

Before deploying the folding mirror array points, Su Wang thought that the matrix relied on four folding mirrors for beam ejection coverage.

However, if you place 4 fold mirrors, you don't activate them immediately, but use the purification source water to replenish the effect of the ability.

In this way, it should be possible to put in 4 folding mirrors again.

"If the other four mirrors were connected to the original four mirrors at a distance of one kilometer, would they be able to connect to each other?"

Su Wang planned to take this opportunity to try it out.
If the nodes of the two matrices can be connected, the coverage of the matrix can undoubtedly be increased.

The implications of this will be very significant and will cause him to change his original plan.

According to what you think in your heart,
Su Wang first spent three purification source crystals and a small amount of source water to replenish the folding mirror ability that had not yet recovered.

Immediately, four folding mirrors were deployed according to the path of the strange ship in the radar image.

Then immediately use the source crystal to restore the folding mirror and continue to cast.

The four newly added folding mirrors ensure that two of them maintain a one-kilometer distance from two of the previous four.

For a moment, a large area of ​​sea was surrounded by 8 folding mirrors.

Four more folding mirrors have been added, which can cover a lot more sea areas and make it easier to adjust the coverage area.

When the polluter fleet entered the matrix one after another, Su Wang became a little nervous.

“I hope they can connect with each other.”

As soon as the last Polluter monster ship entered the range, Su Wang immediately activated the folding mirror matrix.

The next second, the dark clouds were broken by the beam of light again and instantly shot into the matrix.

This time, the area of ​​black cloud that was broken was much larger, and the scale of the light beam was also extremely huge.

The folding mirrors quickly absorb the energy of the light beam and refract it in succession.

What made Su Wang happy was that these eight folding mirrors were indeed linked together, which greatly increased the purification range.

This is equivalent to the original 4-sided folding mirror can only form a purification range of area 1, while 8-sided folding mirrors form a purification range of area 3.

It is equivalent to using the folding mirror matrix ability one more time.

Continuous use of the fold mirror matrix allows this ability to be further developed.

This verification also gave Su Wang a bigger idea in his mind.

By placing 8 fold mirror nodes in connection with each other at the same time, the purification range of two separate 4-sided fold mirrors can be increased from the normal 2 to 3.

By placing 12 folding mirrors connected to each other, the purification range can be increased from 3 to 9.

This kind of expansive range increase seems to be the correct use of the folding mirror matrix.

At first, Su Wang thought that this amount of purification source crystals would not be enough to purify all the polluters that came this time.

It would be considered good if it could purify the fleet of 10,000 polluters.

Now that there is a new use for the folding mirror matrix, the source crystal in hand undoubtedly has greater value.

Su Wang calculated,

Apart from the consumption just now, he still had 20 source crystals and 700 liters of purified source water, which was enough to barely use the folding mirror matrix 15 times at a time.

Including the one self-recovery and the output from the source at the dock in the past two days, it can be used up to 18 times, with 72 folding mirrors.

The maximum square purification area that can be formed is 1.9 meters in side length.

Of course, this is a preliminary range calculation.

Depending on the distribution of the polluter fleet, it is possible to connect them into rectangular or even polygonal purification zones, thus reducing the scope.

"Not enough, not quite enough..."

Su Wang recalled the navigation distribution of the main fleet of the Polluter when he was investigating it.

The horizontal distribution is nearly 6 meters and the vertical distribution is more than meters.

The pollution is distributed over such a wide area of ​​sea, and the distances between the polluter fleets are slightly larger.

If they could be gathered together compactly, they could barely fit within the purification range.

If you want to clean up the polluter fleet on a large scale, you have to clean it up to the maximum extent at one time.

Otherwise, the purification warships, which have no power to resist after the purification is completed, will be threatened by the remaining unpurified polluted monster ships.

"Looks like we have to force the Polluter fleet into Connector Mode."

Su Wang immediately had an idea.

As long as the polluter fleet feels threatened, it will actively enter the connector mode.

This just fits the problem of shortening the distribution spacing and can maximize the use of the upper folding mirror purification range.

However, in doing so, the polluter fleet will inevitably suffer losses.

Su Wang had already made a decision in his mind.

If there is more time to stockpile source crystals, there is no need to consider this.

But now the large group of polluters is heading towards Bingluo Wharf.

There is not much time left.

Once the large group of polluters arrives, Bingluo Wharf may not be able to hold on for even 10 minutes.

The current situation is similar to the "trolley argument".

In order to save the vast majority of people,
Su Wang chose to give up saving a small number of polluters.

This is a war after all. Although he feels reluctant, this is the best solution.

...

I don’t know if it’s because of the overlapping of folding mirrors, but this time the purification time has increased to 60 seconds.

As early as more than 20 seconds later, the completion rate of the emergency fishing mission had stopped updating.

However, what Su Wang did not expect was that there was an unexpected surprise waiting for him.

When the purification of the polluter came to an end, a prompt message suddenly appeared in front of him.

[The cumulative number of polluters purified has reached 1, and the special mission - Road to Redemption - has begun.]

"Huh... mission?"

"A task that can only be triggered after purifying 1 polluters?"

Su Wang was surprised and quickly called out the fisherman's scroll to check the information of the fishing mission area.

A task message with a flashing colorful halo has appeared in the fishing task list.

[Special Mission - Road to Redemption]

Mission requirements: Purify the polluted and corrupted people, and reward a milestone for every 10,000 people achieved.

Current number of people purified: 12247.

Milestone Reward: Saint's Glory 1%.

Introduction: Between killing and redemption, you chose the more difficult but merciful path of redemption.
Your contribution to the world has been recognized by the world, and the chapter of sainthood has begun.

Merciful saints should be rewarded, and the saint milestone improvement rate is increased by 10 times.

Only one of the Killing Road and Redemption Road missions can be opened.

The proportion of progress on the two roads determines the direction in which the road is opened. Activating the Killing Road will clear the progress of the Redemption Road mission.

...

"The Glory of the Saint?"

Su Wang's eyes were wandering, as if he was thinking about the information about the mission.

Judging from the mission introduction, this mission is still in its initial stage.

There was not even any introduction to the milestone reward for achieving it for the first time, and Su Wang did not gain any benefits.

It’s as if this task just pops up to inform you that there is an additional task.

And from the introduction,

In addition to the road of redemption, there is another kind of mission - the road of killing.

The way to unlock it might be to kill a certain number of polluters independently.

But the number of polluters I killed before must have exceeded ten thousand, so why didn’t I activate the task?
Seeing the word "Saint", Su Wang couldn't help but wonder if this mission could only be unlocked after being promoted to the sub-saint level?
Even after the mission started, I didn't seem to gain any benefits.

However, the special colorful halo displayed by the mission clearly shows the unusualness of this mission.

Purifying the polluters was part of his plan, so triggering the mission was just a natural thing to do.

However, if I want to continue to complete this task, I am afraid that I will have to choose to redeem the polluter as much as possible instead of killing him.

...

Su Wang put away the fisherman's reel and stopped thinking about it.

Now the folding mirror matrix has disappeared, replaced by nearly two thousand stationary warships.

There were strange fish attacking underwater, and Su Wang had no time to delay.

They hurriedly sailed over, deployed murloc guards to protect the warship, and at the same time sent captains to merge the souls of the warship and awaken the purified humans.

After some statistics,

This time, 1760 medium-sized warships and 120 large warships were purified, and the number of humans purified reached 5750.

There are only a thousand sailors brought with them, and it is definitely impossible to bring all the warships back to Bingluo Wharf at once.

Fortunately, the waters under the jurisdiction of Bingluo Wharf are not far away, so it is not difficult to escort them there in batches.

The Lost Heart stayed behind to provide protection.

Thousands of sailors returned to Bingluo Wharf with the awakened purified residents.

After the escort, the fleet gathered in several warships and came back immediately.

It took two trips back and forth and several hours to escort these warships to the Bingluo Wharf.

During the second trip, a captain found Su Wang and reported a piece of information.

The lord of Bingluo Wharf seemed to be waiting for him to return at the port, and seemed to have something to talk to him about.

Upon learning of this,

Although Su Wang had doubts in his heart, he still left the fleet behind and rushed to Bingluo Wharf after entering the pure sea area.
Sure enough, I saw Lord Irving waiting here again.

Seeing Su Wang again, Lord Irving hurried forward.

"Mr. Su, you are back."

Su Wang nodded and said softly.

"I heard from my captain that you have something to ask me?"

Irving nodded quickly.

"Yes, I have something to discuss with you."

Su Wang raised his eyebrows when he heard this.

Could it be that you regret it?
Or do you want to negotiate terms?

But then I thought again.

That shouldn’t be the case. Wasn’t the knife sharp enough when it was shown earlier?

"Oh? Is there anything you want to discuss?"

Irving seemed to sense some impatience in these words, and cold sweat immediately broke out on his forehead.

"It's a good thing...it's a good thing. It should be a good thing for you."

Su Wang relaxed his slightly frown upon hearing this and said with a smile on his face.

"Good things? If it's good, then we can talk about it."

Lord Irving bowed his body, trying to appear as humble as possible.

"It is truly an honor that you are willing to condescend to help Bingluo Wharf resolve the crisis."

"Since I can't help you fight the polluters, I've contacted a few of my old friends to help you with other issues."

Hearing this, Su Wang also became a little curious.

"Help me share my worries? How do you share my worries?"

Lord Irving responded quickly.

"You've brought back so many warships in such a short time. I see you're not planning on using them yourself, right?"

Su Wang nodded and motioned the other party to continue.

After getting confirmation, Irving finally had the confidence to continue supplementing.

"I think you also need to deal with these warships now.
So I took it upon myself to find some channels for you to deal with it. I wonder if you are willing to sell these warships, Mr. Su?"

Su Wang's eyes lit up slightly when he heard this.

Are there any channels for dealing with warships?

This is indeed a good thing.

Just to deal with the scattered polluter fleet near Bingluo Wharf, nearly 3 ordinary warships were produced.

If the large fleet of polluters is eliminated, a large number of ordinary warships will be produced at one time.

If it’s a small amount, it’s easy to deal with. Just give it to Ji Boda.

But there are tens of thousands of them at once, and it is impossible for us to absorb them all by ourselves.

Besides, Su Wang also looked down on warships without special attributes.

Su Wang's interest suddenly increased, and he quickly replied.

"Do you have a way to sell it? How much can you swallow?"

Irving saw the other person's excited look and breathed a sigh of relief.

The bet was right,
If this matter is handled well, it will definitely win the favor of Mr. Su.

"For now, I've only contacted the nearest dock lord I've had contact with, and they've agreed to accept the warship."

"It shouldn't be a problem to digest the thousands of warships you brought back this time."

Upon hearing this, the joy on Su Wang's face faded a little, and he smacked his lips.

Can it only take a few thousand ships? It's better than nothing.

When Irving saw the change in Su Wang's expression, he suddenly understood.

It seems that this answer cannot satisfy Mr. Su.

Lord Irving gritted his teeth secretly and continued.

"Well...if you still have warships to sell, I can buy them. Just tell me the number and I'll arrange it."

Su Wang's joy resurfaced upon hearing this.

"Then I said, about 5 to 6 ships?"

"We'll see how many there are when the time comes, but around 5 is definitely around the right amount. Are you sure you can find a way to sell them?"

Lord Irving's expression froze for a moment.

How much more?
5 to 6 ships. Is this the total number of polluter fleets we heard about before?
Does this mean that Mr. Su intends to purify all polluting fleets?

Thinking of this, Irving was shocked.

I originally thought that this "god-man" had the means to purify polluters, but there must be a limit to his ability.

But now it seems that it is completely different from what he thought.

Lord Irving suddenly felt helpless. The words had already been spoken, so there was no way he could take them back, right?

What if Mr. Su thought I was teasing him and just walked away?

Not only will the relationship fail to be established, but it may even have the opposite effect.

Lord Irving's mind was spinning as he tried to think of a solution.

5 to 6 warships are the normal number of fleets in more than a dozen docks.

A dock that has not suffered any combat losses can generally purchase no more than a thousand warships.

To accommodate so many warships, at least dozens of docks are needed.

Lord Irwin gritted his teeth and responded.

"The number is a bit too much, but I will find a way to help you solve it. It just requires spreading your name and a certain amount of time."

When Su Wang heard this, he couldn't help but look up to Lord Irving.

He also had some idea of ​​the difficulty of consuming so many warships.

For Lord Irving to make this promise, it obviously requires a lot of operations and manpower and material resources.

Su Wang was not unaware of his intention to take the initiative to show goodwill, and chuckled.

"It doesn't matter, just do your best."

"Since you are willing to help me clean up the mess, I won't treat you unfairly."

"The warships you took from me will be sold at 40% of their original price. You can decide how much you want to sell them to others."

"And you will also gain my friendship."

When Irving heard this, an uncontrollable look of joy suddenly appeared on his face.

Isn't this what he was waiting for?

However, thinking of the few "partners" he had, Irving put away his joy and said nervously.

"Well...Mr. Su, several of my old friends are also joining us this time.
I took the liberty of telling them about your deeds, and they also wanted to come and see you, and help you solve the problem of your warship."

Su Wang immediately understood and said indifferently.

"Sure, but I won't be waiting at the dock all the time. If you can see me, please meet me."

Lord Irving nodded repeatedly.

“Of course, of course…”

...

After the conversation, Irving took his leave and said he was going to arrange the subsequent ship sales plan.

Su Wang returned to the Wangxin to rest.

The development of the folding mirror matrix's capabilities caused changes to the original plan.

Su Wang also had to plan what to do next.

The original plan was to purify as much as possible and sink the rest.

And now there is the task of purifying more polluters and the road to redemption.

Therefore, mass killing will definitely not work.

According to the task prompt, purifying 1 polluters can increase the Saint's Glory by 1%, which is 10 times the improvement of the Killing Road milestone.

In other words, each milestone on the Killing Road only gives you 0.1% of the Saint's Glory.

After careful consideration, Su Wang decided to start with the road of redemption as his goal.

Purifying a million polluters may seem like a lot, but it’s not too difficult.

A main fleet of polluters has about 6 strange ships, and there are 2-5 polluters on each strange ship.

By this calculation, solving one problem will result in hundreds of thousands of milestones being completed.

The situation of the Killing Road mission is still unclear. If you have to kill tens of thousands or even 10 polluters to reach a milestone, it will be too challenging to your moral character.

Su Wang dares to kill and has the ability to kill, but he is not bloodthirsty. He kills only to save and protect normal people.

If he had a choice, he would not want to commit more murders.

Another problem is how to deal with the spoils.

It is easy to deal with the residents after purification. In the future, when there are more affiliated docks of the alliance, we can naturally provide support.

Only these warships are troublesome to deal with.

It would be a shame to throw it away after purification, but it would be too hard to digest if it is not thrown away.
Now that the Lord of Bingluo Wharf is willing to help solve the problem, it has relieved him of a difficult problem.

This is also the reason why he is willing to give the word "friendship".

The word "friendship" is not just something he said in vain.

The local ports that can gain his friendship are only the first few trading ports.

If these docks encounter a crisis, Su Wang will return the favor and do his best to help them escape danger.

When Fool's Wharf was in the most difficult time, thanks to them, we were able to get out of trouble, even though it was just a profitable trade.

But Su Wang also remembered this implicit favor in his heart and would repay it.

...

　Thanks to "Emotional Helmet", "Gu Chen" and "Wolf King 914" for sending one monthly ticket each.

　　Thanks for the support!

　　I ran 5K today, but I’ve been busy lately, so I’ll make up for it by running 1K later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)